The Isle of Man FA national women’s football team will compete at next year’s Island Games in Orkney.

The side had looked set to miss out on a place in the biennial sporting event after the football competitions were oversubscribed.

Organisers held a draw to determine which sides would be included in the 2025 edition.

The Isle of Man men’s side were safely drawn out within the first batch of numbers to ensure they will be one of the 12 teams in the group stages.

But there was no such luck for the women’s team.

Despite that, they have now been handed a reprieve after Guernsey pulled out of the competition recently.

In statement released on Friday, the Isle of Man FA commented: ‘The association has accepted an invitation from the organising committee and will compete in group one against Orkney, Gozo and Froya.’

‘A special thank you to Isle of Man FA representative teams committee chair Shaun Gritton for his efforts in this space.’